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30% of shoppers in the capital admit to reading credit and debit card details out loud in a public place. New research commissioned by Semafone has revealed that many Londoners are putting their own credit and debit cards at risk by reading the numbers out loud in public. Almost 30% …

Today, the British Retail Consortium announced the direct cost of crime to retailers last year rose to £511m, 166 per cent higher than 2007-08. A leading expert from The Shield Group, the UK’s ninth largest business security company, looks at these figures and offers retailers advice on how to best …

Economic confidence rising but continuing lack of disposable income will temper shopper spending • The health of UK retail remained static in Quarter 4 of 2013, as a slight increase in demand – assisted by a very late spending surge in the festive period – was offset by margin factors. …

New research shows that click-and-collect was the success story for retailers this Christmas, with 20% of shoppers buying items online for in-store collection in the run-up to the festive season. Experience design agency Foolproof asked 1000 shoppers whether they had bought an item online for in-store collection in the run-up to …

(Reuters) Royal Mail Strike Off – Workers at Britain’s newly privatised Royal Mail postal service called off a planned November 4th strike on Wednesday, saying that the union and company had made progress in talks over pay and working conditions. Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said they …

In just five years electronic cigarette retailer ECigaretteDirect.co.uk has gone from selling online to having shops across Wales. This year has seen the company grow at an astounding rate with the first seven units opening, each turning a profit within just seven days, and two more planned by the end of …

Time-of-day marketing could boost high street A new marketing strategy could be utilised to help revitalise the UK high street’s flagging fortunes. Known as ‘Time-of-day services marketing’, it looks to bring the personal touch back to shops and create a unique experience for every variety of shopper. Dr Scott Dacko, …

London based technology company Shutl’s acquisition by ebay is just another example of how speed of delivery is continuing to shape the ecommerce landscape. The move by eBay to buy Shutl is seen as an attempt to steal a march on the other giants of online sales. Amazon the …

EVESHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE, 4 MARCH 2013 – X2 Computing, a leading supplier of mobile computing solutions, has announced the immediate availability of Workforce Management software for the retail and order fulfilment market sectors. Forming part of the new suite of retail software, it will enable retailers to optimise the deployment of staff …

– Horsemeat scandal may be a turning point in the shopper’s psyche – Latest retail figures released by Ipsos Retail Performance show another decline in the number of trips being made by UK shoppers to non-food stores. The Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which measures the levels of shopper footfall across …